J. Bryan Wood opened his own law office in Chicago in 2007 dedicated to helping protect employees’ civil rights. Toward that end, Mr. Wood particularly enjoys working on systemic employment discrimination cases. His practice includes representing individuals, groups of employees, and small businesses in a variety of employment law matters, including individual and class litigation. Prior to opening his own law office, Mr. Wood worked as an attorney with Stowell & Friedman, Ltd. after spending several years as an associate in Seyfarth Shaw’s Labor & Employment group. Mr. Wood is a frequent speaker on employment law issues and currently serves as a Board Member of NELA-Illinois and Vice-Chair of the Chicago Bar Association Labor & Employment Committee. He is a proud graduate of the University of Virginia (B.A. 1996, J.D. 1999) and an even prouder husband and father of two wonderful children.